Faithful Followers

Monday, June 24, 2013

I read the entire book in a day. When I like a book, I don't put it down until it's finished. If I don't like a book, I never read past the first chapter. That's how I roll. With Michelle's book, I didn't put it down.I have to admit that although I loved the book, the story, and Michelle's writing, I wanted to slap the main character, Gracie and say, "Wake up! The guy's an a$$! Run. Run fast!" But it's a lot easier to see an abusive relationship when you're outside looking in, rather than when you're in the middle of it, isn't it? If you haven't yet, you need to readIn Too Deep. It's available in paperback and Kindle.

A blurb:

Gracie has
just finished her freshman year of college in Memphis when she takes a job at a
local pizza joint in her home town of McKenzie, Tennessee. She is the epitome of
innocence when she meets Noah. Noah is unabashedly handsome, intriguingly
reckless and just cocky enough to be sexy. Gracie’s instincts tell her to stay
far away from him and based on the stories she hears from her co-workers he
leaves broken hearts in his wake. But still, she can’t explain her fascination
with him.

Noah puts aside his bad boy ways when what he thought was a summer crush
has him unexpectedly falling in love. But soon after Gracie transfers to UT
Knoxville to be with Noah, their unexpected love becomes riddled with anger,
deceit and humiliation.

Jake, Noah’s former roommate and Gracie’s best friend, can no longer be a
bystander. Gracie’s world falls out from beneath her and when she breaks she
turns to Jake for strength. As Jake talks her through a decision she’s not yet
strong enough to make, together they uncover a truth so ugly neither of them is
prepared for its fallout. Will Jake pull her to the surface or is Gracie Jordan
finally In Too Deep?

An excerpt:

The strong force of the wave pulled me under. I gasped for air
just before my face disappeared below the surface. My body rolled over and over,
my arms flailed, and my head pounded into the sea bed which felt like a concrete
floor. The salty water stung my eyes. I forced myself to keep them open, fearing
I would slip into unconsciousness from the blow I took to the head. I knew I had
to hold it together long enough for the swell to pull me back up when the wave
rolled. But something was pulling me deeper. I fought with all my might, kicking
against the thick water swallowing me whole. I used my arms like underwater oars
and sliced through the depths trying to reach what I needed most, but I was in
too deep.

“Get out!” I could barely get the words out before I had to run to
the bathroom and void my gut of its contents. Noah didn’t move.

I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and screamed, “I
said, Get! Out!” I stumbled back into the room, grabbed the box of
mementos I’d collected from the last year of our relationship, and dumped
everything into the trashcan in the corner. Like a communal grave, there lay
movie tickets, dried rose petals, a strip of photos from the boardwalk, all the
beautiful letters he wrote last fall semester, an empty beer bottle, and all the
rest of what was now just a reminder of the guy I thought I knew.

For my most awesome, loyal readers, Michelle has agreed to give away a signed copy of In Too Deep! Go like her Facebook page here Michelle Kemper Brownlow(where she has all sorts of bonus features like yummy pictures of Jake, Jake and Gracie's downloadable playlist, and information on upcoming projects). And leave a comment here to be entered into the drawing for the signed copy of In Too Deep! I'll choose a random winner on Friday, June 28. Good luck!

Within 60 seconds of reading your post Michelle's book was purchased. The blurb alone was enough to grab me and suck me in. I have been feverishly searching for another book to get lost in and I think that this just might be the one. I can't wait to start. Thanks for sharing!